Author: Victor LaValle

Quotes

I had a pretty bad time when I was an undergraduate at Cornell University. I failed out of school. I was much, much heavier.

I had a pretty bad time when I was an undergraduate at Cornell University. I failed out of school. I was much, much heavier.

- Victor LaValle

Lonely women destroy themselves; lonely men threaten the world.

Lonely women destroy themselves; lonely men threaten the world.

- Victor LaValle

I know that many authors say editors don't edit anymore, but that's not been true in my experience.

I know that many authors say editors don't edit anymore, but that's not been true in my experience.

- Victor LaValle

The best monsters are our anxieties given form. They make sense on the level of a dream - or a nightmare.

The best monsters are our anxieties given form. They make sense on the level of a dream - or a nightmare.

- Victor LaValle

Bram Stoker's 'Dracula' was a story about the fear of immigration; the bad old bloodsucker swooping in from Eastern Europe and also preying upon 'our' vulnerable women.

Bram Stoker's 'Dracula' was a story about the fear of immigration; the bad old bloodsucker swooping in from Eastern Europe and also preying upon 'our' vulnerable women.

- Victor LaValle

Fear warps our understanding of reality and even our ability to see reality clearly.

Fear warps our understanding of reality and even our ability to see reality clearly.

- Victor LaValle

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